The varied peoples of Middle-earth at times found unity in their pursuits, and all too often experienced deep rifts. Engage in lively conversations as we banter about the differences between the Alliances, and recruit for our People as well. Remember, keep it friendly.

Elora mentioned going to see "FOTR" with the QSO...we did it in West Oz in June and I SANG IT!!! Freaking AWESOME buzz (wore my "Evenstar" pendant on stage to boot! Let us look Elven or die!) And I've signed up to sing the "TTT" concerts in June next year.

Long time no see. If you've noticed the pattern of my only popping up round summer holidays you'd be onto something - just arrived at my parents' place for Christmas and can stop and breathe for a bit!

How are you anyway?I'm glad to be on a break from uni, but I think I need a nice long holiday in the very near future.Anyone excited for Hobbit Part Deux? I have purposely avoided any information so far...

You too Arassuil! It's time for my annual check-in it seems! (I don't actually plan these...)Well I stuck with the Hobbit all the way to the end, and actually rather enjoyed the 3rd installment. Perhaps it was a combination of low expectations and a free ticket.It really was 'butter scraped over too much bread' to break the story into three movies but it was nice to be immersed in the world once again.

Hope all you fellow Aussies (and other onlookers ) are doing well. I'm sweltering in the Queensland heat and humidity at the moment, on break from uni. Next semester is hopefully my last (handed in my honours thesis nearly two months ago, if anyone was wondering how that was going).

2014 has been a hell of a year in many ways - may 2015 treat us all better!

Oi! Welcome! It's actually only been a month since the last post in this guild. I drop in once in awhile to see if anything is going on here. Not much activity. I believe TORn is a completely different website.

Arassuil, you are clearly the true heart of this Guild. How are you these days?I was having a nostalgia fest on another corner of the internet today and thought I'd check in here. Then I remembered my username here and how terrible it is...oops

So how is everyone else going?Let's see, I graduated finally (last year), and have been tutoring and trying to write a paper since. Working up to PhD in the (hopefully) near future.Still a metal and prog rock nut. Funds have been lacking for beer tasting, but I became quite fond of Monteith's Black Ale over the Xmas break.I have nothing Tolkien-related to add, but I was thinking the other day how culturally influential the LoTR movies really were. They've become kind of ingrained in everyday life the way Star Wars did in the decades before. Speaking of, any Star Wars fans?, and how did you like The Force Awakens? (I loved it!)

I guess that's all I can say for now!

Hi to melanippos and Panthera leo. Well met, since I'm obviously late to the party!*waves to celebalqua for next time*

Manya! Good to see ya! Too bad it took 5 months for me to get here to say that. So... no, not really.You sound as busy as ever!Monteith's makes a decent Black, but my fav of theirs is their Dopplebock!I really enjoyed The Force Awakens. It was quite well done I thought.

Hey there!The busy-ness is an illusion... I think I have just the right amount of work on my plate at the moment... still trying to remember how that social life thing people talk about is meant to work, while I'm not currently studying.I had a foray into single malt scotch with the onset of the colder weather, but alas it's not a habit that is compatible with my finances

Take care Arassuil (and pre-emptive greetings to anyone else who stumbles in in the meantime!)

Hi Arassuil!It sure is steamy... and I'm further north than my usual habitat. Have been accepting all the lager my dad has offered since I arrived!Am thinking of trying my hand at gravlax for Christmas lunch this year. Have a good one! (And hi to anyone else who drops by)

4 months, not bad! But I could have sworn I've checked in some time between now and March 27th. Where is this year going?I'd like to go to the Abbey Festival this year (it's been a while), but it coincides with two other things I'd like to do (though it is by far the cheapest choice). I should probably look into making that decision sooner rather than later!